Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Bismarck, Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS)

Lat: 46.78°NLon: 100.76°WElev: 1677ft.

Fair

41°F

5°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.93 in (1014.2 mb)
Dewpoint 39°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 3 Oct 6:52 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Dawson ND

  • Today

    Today: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 68. Windy, with a light and variable wind becoming northwest 23 to 28 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 64. West wind 5 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the evening.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a southeast wind 13 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind 9 to 13 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 68. Windy, with a light and variable wind becoming northwest 23 to 28 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 64. West wind 5 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a southeast wind 13 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind 9 to 13 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind around 6 mph becoming southwest in the evening.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Dawson ND
 46.86°N 99.75°W
6:36 am CDT Oct 3, 2026
7am CDT Oct 3, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 9, 2026
 
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